Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - faithful
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1. Someone who is faithful to a person, organization, idea, or activity remains firm in their belief in them or support for them. She had been faithful to her promise to guard this secret... Older Americans are among this country’s most faithful voters. ADJ: oft ADJ to n • The faithful are people who are faithful to someone or something. He spends his time making speeches at factories or gatherings of the Party faithful. N-PLURAL: the N • faithfully He has since 1965 faithfully followed and supported every twist and turn of government policy. ADV: ADV with v 2. Someone who is faithful to their husband, wife, or lover does not have a sexual relationship with anyone else. She insisted that she had remained faithful to her husband... ? unfaithful ADJ: oft ADJ to n 3. A faithful account, translation, or copy of something represents or reproduces the original accurately. Colin Welland’s screenplay is faithful to the novel. ADJ: oft ADJ to n • faithfully When I adapt something I translate from one meaning to another as faithfully as I can. ADV: ADV with v
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I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. obsolete full of faith 2. steadfast in affection or allegiance ; loyal 3. firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty ; conscientious 4. given with strong assurance ; binding a ~ promise 5. true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original a ~ copy • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, loyal, constant, staunch, steadfast, resolute mean firm in adherence to whatever one owes allegiance. ~ implies unswerving adherence to a person or thing or to the oath or promise by which a tie was contracted ~ to her promise. loyal implies a firm resistance to any temptation to desert or betray remained loyal to the czar. constant stresses continuing firmness of emotional attachment without necessarily implying strict obedience to promises or vows constant friends. staunch suggests fortitude and resolution in adherence and imperviousness to influences that would weaken it a staunch defender of free speech. steadfast implies a steady and unwavering course in love, allegiance, or conviction steadfast in their support. resolute implies firm determination to adhere to a cause or purpose a resolute ally. II. noun Date: circa 1533 1. plural in construction a. church members in full communion and good standing — used with the b. the body of believers in Islam — used with the 2. plural ~ or ~s one who is ~; especially a loyal follower, member, or fan party ~s ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 showing faith. 2 (often foll. by to) loyal, trustworthy, constant. 3 accurate; true to fact (a faithful account). 4 (the Faithful) the believers in a religion, esp. Muslims and Christians. Derivatives faithfulness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) истинный 2) правильный 3) точный fully faithful functor — вполне строгий функтор locally faithful representation — локально точное представление - faithful character - faithful flatness - faithful functor - faithful graph - faithful interpretation - faithful module - faithful operand - faithful pairing - faithful realization - faithful representation - faithful ring - faithful separability - faithful set - faithful space - faithful state - faithful subset - faithful trace - fully faithful ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. (the faithful) обыкн. собир. верующие, правоверные (особ. о мусульманах) Father of the faithful —- отец правоверных 2. часто ирон. ортодоксы (в партии и т. п.) 3. верный, преданный faithful friend —- преданный друг faithful husband —- верный муж to be faithful to one's promise —- быть верным своему обещанию your faithful servant —- офиц. ваш покорный слуга 4. правдивый, заслуживающий доверия; достоверный faithful narrative —- правдивый рассказ to give a faithful account of the course of events —- дать точный (правдивый) отчет о событиях 5. точный, верный faithful portrait —- правдивая картина; верный портрет a copy faithful in every detail —- копия, точная во всех деталях faithful memory —- хорошая память 6. добросовестный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) верный, преданный 2) верующий, правоверный 3) правдивый; заслуживающий доверия, точный 2. noun (the faithful) pl.; collect. верующие; правоверные Father of the faithful - калиф FAITHFUL companion верный друг ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 remaining loyal to a person, belief, political party etc and continuing to support them (years of faithful service) (Russell remained faithful to his principles to the last.) 2 representing an event or an image in a way that is exactly true or that looks exactly the same (a faithful account of what had happened | a faithful reproduction of the original picture) 3 loyal to your wife, boyfriend etc by not having a sexual relationship with anyone else (Do you think Bob's always been faithful to you?) - faithfulness n ~2 n 1 the faithful a) the people who are very loyal to a leader, political party etc and continue to support them b) the people who believe in a religion 2 a loyal follower, supporter, or member (a handful of old faithfuls at the meeting) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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